2011 All-Africa Games

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
X All-Africa Games
X All-Africa Games
Host city Maputo, Mozambique
Nations participating 53
Athletes participating 5000 (projected athletes, coaches, officials)
Events 20 sports
Opening ceremony 3 September 2011
Closing ceremony 18 September 2011
Main Stadium Zimpeto Stadium
A map of Mozambique with Maputo marked in the south of the country.
A map of Mozambique with Maputo marked in the south of the country.
Maputo
Location of Maputo in Mozambique.

The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique.[1][2] Maputo's hosting marked only the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.

Contents

[edit] Host awarding

In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named the host of the 10th Games by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa at a meeting in Algeria.[3] In 2004, Ghana had indicated an interest in hosting the Games,[4] but reportedly withdrew its bid.

In December 2008, the Zambian government withdrew its offer to host the 2011 Games, due to a lack of funds.[5]

In April 2009, Mozambique stepped in to take on hosting duties.[6]

[edit] Participating Nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 2011 All-Africa Games:[7]

[edit] Sports

The Maputo 2011 All Africa Games featured 20 sports, 2 of which also featured disabled events (athletics and swimming). While most venues was located in and around Maputo, the Canoeing venue was in Chidenguella Lagoon, 275 km north of the city.

[edit] Medal table

As of September 17, 2011 [9]

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  South Africa 61 55 40 156
2  Egypt 32 14 20 66
3  Nigeria 31 28 39 98
4  Tunisia 29 26 13 68
5  Algeria 22 29 33 84
6  Kenya 14 14 22 50
7  Senegal 8 8 17 33
8  Cameroon 8 5 20 33
9  Ethiopia 6 10 12 28
10  Angola 6 10 10 26
11  Zimbabwe 6 7 2 15
12  Ghana 4 5 8 17
13  Mauritius 4 2 7 13
14  Uganda 4 1 3 8
15  Botswana 2 5 9 16
16  Côte d'Ivoire 2 5 8 15
17  Gabon 2 2 1 5
18  Sudan 2 0 0 2
19  Seychelles 1 4 9 14
20  Mali 1 2 2 5
21  Rwanda 1 2 0 3
22  Namibia 1 1 5 7
23  Burkina Faso 1 0 0 1
24  Mozambique 0 4 8 12
25  Republic of the Congo 0 3 5 8
26  Madagascar 0 2 3 5
27  Zambia 0 1 1 2
28  Tanzania 0 1 0 1
29  Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 0 6 6
30  Lesotho 0 0 3 3
31  Niger 0 0 2 2
 Swaziland 0 0 2 2
33  Libya 0 0 1 1
 Liberia 0 0 1 1
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 1 1
 Togo 0 0 1 1
Total

[edit] Calendar

The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar is to be completed with event finals information.[10][11]

 OC  Opening ceremony  ●   Event competitions  1  Event finals  CC  Closing ceremony
September 2nd
Fri		 3rd
Sat		 4th
Sun		 5th
Mon		 6th
Tue		 7th
Wed		 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat		 11th
Sun		 12th
Mon		 13th
Tue		 14th
Wed		 15th
Thu		 16th
Fri		 17th
Sat		 18th
Sun		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoeing
Chess
Cycling
Football
Handball
Judo
Karate
Netball
Sailing
Swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Total events
Cumulative total
September 2nd
Fri		 3rd
Sat		 4th
Sun		 5th
Mon		 6th
Tue		 7th
Wed		 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat		 11th
Sun		 12th
Mon		 13th
Tue		 14th
Wed		 15th
Thu		 16th
Fri		 17th
Sat		 18th
Sun		 Events

[edit] Venues and infrastructure

When Mozambique initially announced its ability to host the 10th Games, there was a possibility of a paring down of the sports to be offered, due to time constraints and a potential lack of facilities for the Games (e.g. the country has no hockey field capable of hosting a Games-level competition).[6] However, the Games eventually featured 20 sports, down 4 from the 24 hosted at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

Listed below are the venues that hosted the 2011 All-African Games:[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2011 All-Africa Games website (www.maputo2011.com); retrieved 2010-12-21.
  2. ^ Maputo to Host 2011 All-Africa Games, by Bonnie Mugabe and Agencies, captured and re-posted by AllAfrica.com on 2009-04-16, retrieved 2010-12-03.
  3. ^ Zambia to host 2011 All-Africa Games published by People's Daily Online [China] on 2005-04-27; retrieved 2010-12-21.
  4. ^ Ghana Bids for 2011 AAG, published by GhanaWeb.com on 2004-07-20; retrieved 2010-12-21.
  5. ^ Zambia withdraws offer to host 2011 All Africa Games, published by the Lukasa Times on 2008-12-12; retrieved 2010-12-21.
  6. ^ a b Relief as Maputo offers to host All Africa Games, by Eric Odanga, Daily Nation; published 2009-04-12, retrieved 2010-12-21.
  7. ^ (Portuguese) Participants
  8. ^ South Sudan to attend All Africa Games in Mozambique
  9. ^ Medal Standings"
  10. ^ (Portuguese) 2011 All-Africa Games Program
  11. ^ General Schedule"
  12. ^ (Portuguese) Local Arrangements (Venues)

[edit] External links
All-Africa Games
African Youth Games
Inter-continental Games
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2011_All-Africa_Games&oldid=467373879"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages